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μικρόφωνο
microphone /mikˈrofono/
nounC1#3287 most common
Also: mic
Example sentences
Το μικρόφωνο είναι εδώ.
The microphone is here.
Ο τραγουδιστής κρατάει ένα μικρόφωνο.
The singer is holding a microphone.
Μίλα πιο κοντά στο μικρόφωνο, σε παρακαλώ.
Speak closer to the microphone, please.
Το μικρόφωνο δεν λειτουργούσε σωστά κατά τη διάρκεια της συναυλίας.
The microphone wasn't working properly during the concert.
Αγόρασα ένα καινούριο μικρόφωνο για το πόντκαστ μου.
I bought a new microphone for my podcast.
Τα μικρόφωνα είχαν τοποθετηθεί σε όλη την αίθουσα, ώστε να καταγράφεται καθαρά κάθε ερώτηση του κοινού.
The microphones had been placed throughout the hall, so that every question from the audience would be recorded clearly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το μικρόφωνο | τα μικρόφωνα |
| Genitive | του μικροφώνου | των μικροφώνων |
| Accusative | το μικρόφωνο | τα μικρόφωνα |
| Vocative | μικρόφωνο | μικρόφωνα |
Word family
Etymology
Μικρόφωνο is a modern compound built from the classical Greek adjective μικρός, meaning small, and the noun φωνή, meaning voice or sound. The word was coined in the 19th century, in English and French, to name a device that captures faint sound, using Greek roots. Modern Greek then borrowed the finished technical term back, a common pattern for scientific vocabulary of that era.
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